GrabAGun says it is “uniquely positioned” to benefit from a Trump administration proposal to allow guns to be shipped directly to buyers. Donald Trump Jr. has 300,000 shares in the company. Two senators have questions about that. www.thetrace.org/newsletter/t...

Really interesting story. Worth your time.

Gun violence has plummeted in Baltimore — along with other crimes. Yes, violence is falling nationwide. But Baltimore is outpacing the nation. And unlike other cities, it never had a COVID violence spike to begin with. So this is much more than a "return to normal." My latest for @thetrace.org

America's 250th birthday was marred by gun violence — but not as much as in past years. There were 139 shootings in the U.S. on July 4th, down slightly from last year, and down considerably from 5 years ago.

My latest, with graphics @bychipbrownlee.com

This time next year, the Supreme Court could be striking down state assault weapons bans. The court has agreed to hear challenges to laws in Illinois and Connecticut. After relisting a bunch of AWB cases for weeks upon weeks, SCOTUS finally granted cert.

The Supreme Court just handed down a major Second Amendment ruling — one that may have big consequences for how future gun rights cases will be judged. In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down Hawaii’s default ban on guns in public-facing private businesses.

The Supreme Court on June 18 narrowed the federal ban on gun possession by people who use illegal drugs, ruling that the government must show that their drug use poses a risk of dangerous behavior.

527 million guns have been produced for the U.S. market since 1899, according to new gun manufacturing data published by the ATF and analyzed @bychipbrownlee.com The actual number of guns still in circulation could be lower — 403 million, according to one estimate.

“Switches” can convert semiautomatic guns into fully automatic weapons capable of firing dozens of rounds in seconds. In Connecticut, a new law will ban the sale of weapons that can be easily converted. The law is a part of a growing trend. The latest @bychipbrownlee.com:

The ATF wants to repeal a Biden-era rule meant to help identify people illegally dealing guns without a license. Critics warned it would target ordinary private sellers and expand background checks. But a @thetrace.org review of 600+ federal prosecutions found little evidence that happened.

A new analysis of state data by The Trace links the chain to a quarter of California’s crime guns. The retailer also sold a shotgun to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attacker. www.thetrace.org/2026/05/turn...

Making sense of the ATF's flurry of gun proposals announced earlier today: Most appear to focus on reducing paperwork, codifying practices the ATF already allows, or removing rules already blocked by courts, @bychipbrownlee.com reports

The agency’s new leader, Robert Cekada, portrayed the measures as historic, but most seemed administrative or perfunctory. One drew immediate condemnation from gun reform groups. My latest on the ATF’s newest proposals: www.thetrace.org/2026/04/atf-...

The Firearms Policy Coalition, which has been losing membership dues and contributions, told prospective donors they could give David Hogg “the middle finger” by contributing on his birthday. www.thetrace.org/2026/04/fpc-... @thetrace.org

Over the last two years, a murder-suicide or family annihilation has occurred 1.8 times per day on average.

GOP-led states move to punish enforcement of red flag gun orders michiganadvance.com/2026/04/17/r... From @bychipbrownlee.com for @thetrace.org

Trump's pardons are depriving the Crime Victims Fund of vital revenue. So far $113M in criminal fines has been forgiven that could have gone to shooting survivors and other victims of violent crime. My latest, w/@us.theguardian.com:

Republican lawmakers are seeking to punish anybody who enforces an extreme risk protection order. www.thetrace.org/2026/04/repu...

Renita Francois is the city’s first deputy mayor for community safety and will oversee the newly created Mayor’s Office of Community Safety. Read my interview with her: www.thetrace.org/2026/04/reni...

Around six months ago, a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a home in Springfield, Illinois. The case is still unsolved. But what stood out, especially in a city this size, was the silence around it. For @thetrace.org I went to Springfield to understand why 🧵

Police in the nation’s biggest city are recovering a growing number of 3D-printed guns, law enforcement officials said. www.thetrace.org/2026/04/3d-p...

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are increasing the cost of firearm ammunition. Business owners fear the war with Iran could drive prices higher. The Trace spoke with gun and ammo shops about how they’re coping. Read more: thetr.ac/ulp9m

Robert S. Mueller III, 81, Dies; Rebuilt F.B.I. and Led Trump Inquiry www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...

This didn't happen. The perception that it did is largely based on fictional shows that were about rich people. Much more common was a household where one person (theoretically Dad in a het household) was the higher earner and paid the housing costs and the other paid utilities & food

Gun rights advocates joined with gun violence prevention leaders to create a set of state-level gun policies that both sides could live with. A rare bit of good news on the gun beat from @bychipbrownlee.com:

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The Trace has fact-checked the president’s baseless claims about violent crime and immigrants during his State of the Union. www.thetrace.org/2026/02/trum...

“These actions will make Americans less safe and more vulnerable to gun violence,” Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks, and six members of Congress wrote in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The White House is touting a new analysis from the @counciloncj.org showing that homicides and crime reached record or near-record lows in 2025. But violence has been falling at a quick pace since at least 2022, when the U.S. began recovering from the historic spike in violence that began in 2020.

An administration that pushes "law and order" has pulled over $1 billion from gun violence prevention, mental health and public safety programs. More details on the numbers from @bychipbrownlee.com

Police have declared a north Minneapolis protest an "unlawful assembly" as demonstrators remain in the area after a federal agent shot a man in the leg. We're still at the scene of the protest and will continue to provide updates on law enforcement actions.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, after a second shooting by federal agents in the city in a week: “It’s certainly not creating safety when a huge percentage of the shootings that have taken place so far this year in Minneapolis have been by ICE.”

She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..." www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...

Breaking WaPo: The FBI executed a search warrant this morning at a Post reporter's home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials. 
It's highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter's home.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters office with the city’s lowest gun violence rate on record. But rather than riding that wave, he’s preparing to overhaul the machinery of public safety itself.

Years before federal immigration agents shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, reporter Lila Hassan began investigating ICE’s history of deadly force. ICE’s January 7 shooting of Good resembles many of the shootings Hassan reviewed.

A violence interrupter in Minneapolis got an alert about a shooting last week. Then it updated: officer-involved. “We automatically thought ICE.” The aftermath illustrates how federal enforcement actions can undermine local public safety. My latest for @thetrace.org

Federal immigration agents claimed they shot and killed Renee Good because she tried to run them over with her car. A law professor told The Trace about the policies governing use of force with moving vehicles and fleeing suspects. thetr.ac/22sk2

“Everything about these incidents indicates that these are probably shootings that did not need to happen,” Christy Lopez, a former senior civil rights litigator at the Justice Department who now teaches at Georgetown Law, said after examining The Trace’s list in December.

The Trace has been tracking shootings related to Trump's immigration crackdown. With Portland, we're at 16. Please see our tracker for more detail @jenmascia.bsky.social @bychipbrownlee.com

Including yesterday's shooting of two people in Portland, The Trace has identified 44 incidents of use of force by federal immigration agents since January 2025. That includes 16 shootings, 4 of which were fatal. Seven other people have been wounded. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...

The Trace has identified 14 shootings by federal immigration agents as of January 7. They include the shootings of three people observing or documenting ICE raids. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...

BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.

Her son was killed while raking leaves. Juanita Agnew turned an unimaginable loss into a mission to prevent gun violence. Beautiful reporting by @almabeauvais.bsky.social for @thetrace.org

Passing gun laws is only step one. Michigan’s new task force report focuses on the harder question: what it takes to implement them statewide. My last 2025 story for @thetrace.org

29 states require no license to carry concealed guns in public. But what happens when someone from one of those states wants to carry their gun in a state that does require a permit? @bychipbrownlee.com breaks it down:

Trump’s DOJ is diverting money meant for community violence prevention to law enforcement and immigration crackdowns. Important reporting by @bychipbrownlee.com for @thetrace.org